Patterson had a slash line of .204/.255/.408 with Oakland before the A's designated the outfielder/second baseman for assignment. Boston traded for the former eighth-round pick, sending Fabian Williamson to Oakland.

That's three players I've mentioned in this story and two are named Fabio and Fabian.

Quick recap:

* Patterson designated for assignment by Oakland despite being 12th on the team with seven walks* Straight up Eric for Fabian trade; first in league history* Castro DFA'd, leaving MLB with just five active Castros* Patterson traded to the independent league Hennington Armadillos for Fabrio Sanders (EST-July 5, 2010)